Treatment
Make no mistake: OCD is highly treatable. The key to getting your symptoms under control—so that OCD no longer rules your daily life—is understanding your treatment options and what's scientifically proven to work.
Even when you’re struggling with a debilitating condition like OCD, it’s common to feel unsure about getting therapy. You may ask yourself, Will therapy
By Julissa Gonzalez
Whether you’ve just started to look into OCD treatment or have been considering it for a long time, it’s likely you’ve come across some myths and
By Stephen Smith
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
A gold standard treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is exposure and response prevention (ERP), a specialized therapy that has consistently
By Peter Davis
Reviewed by Dr. Jamie Feusner, MD
I had the joy of meeting with Elise Petronzio—a well-known OCD warrior and a trusted mental health advocate in the OCD community. She is the founder of
By Stacy Quick, LPC
This article uses identity-first language (“autistic person”) over the more common person-first language (“person with autism”), in accordance with the
This is my follow-up to the article, “Dear Loved Ones: A Letter of Things We Wish You Knew (When We Were in The Trenches of OCD).” Dear loved ones, I want
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterized by excessive, repetitive thoughts and behaviors that can impact a person's
By Carolyn Meiman, LCSW
NOCD offers a large number of community support groups covering everything from co-occurring conditions to skills and values groups! These groups offer
By Tia Wilson
Have you ever wondered about the irony of being completely exhausted and yet feeling unable to get a full night’s sleep? Whether you have OCD or not,
By Stacy Quick, LPC
OCD is a pernicious disorder that affects not only the person suffering from it, but their family and loved ones as well. Just as the struggles of a
By Susanne Haase
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a chronic condition. While a person can never truly say that they have fully rid themselves of OCD, it is possible
By Teda Kokoneshi, LMHC, CCTP
Parental burnout. For many of us just hearing these words immediately evokes emotions of overwhelming exhaustion and anxiety. We may feel alone, out of
By Minde Faneuff
Being diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsions Disorder can be confusing and scary for both kids and parents. According to the International OCD Foundation
By Paulina Stephens
Dear loved ones, I know it can be challenging to try to look at things through the eyes of someone who has OCD, like I do. We may often appear illogical,
By Stacy Quick, LPC
Getting children and teens to actively practice Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and to stop doing rituals can be challenging. If you face this
By Julie Reville
One of the most helpful things in my own recovery journey has been hearing about other people’s experiences with OCD. This might be because we relish in
By Stacy Quick, LPC
The concept of meta OCD is centered on obsessing over obsessing. Someone dealing with meta OCD begins to question everything from whether they actually
By Stacy Quick, LPC
When I was a little girl struggling with OCD, my main compulsion centered around confessing my inner thoughts. I distinctly remember not wanting to tell
By Stacy Quick, LPC
It’s fair to say that everyone has their own set of personal values: the things that we consider important and that matter to our well-being and
By Stacy Quick, LPC
If you have OCD, hang out in OCD communities online, or read articles about OCD, it will not take you long to see that there are many themes or
By Stacy Quick, LPC